Amir's 2023 Pacific Audio Fest Report Continued

[JSmith]

My thought is that at some point we want to have our own show with proper seminars, tutorials, and of course, exhibitors that believe in audio science/engineering.

Now that is something I would attend, if it was possible to do so.

Nice to see a Hypex amp finally, in that last pic.


JSmith

 

[xaviescacs]

with proper seminars, tutorials

With live streaming and perhaps some online rooms and workshops!

 

[JSmith]

With live streaming and perhaps some online rooms and workshops!

... and an ABX "thunderdome", two man enter one man leave. I wonder if Danny and Paul would show?


JSmith

 

[xaviescacs]

exhibitors that believe in audio science/engineering

because looking at the posted pictures one can immediately tell...

 

[Room314]

Some of those cables look like cash would spew out if you cut them.

Is snake oil digested money?

 

[TonyJZX]

i quite like the fact they they now how a price list of every component and cable connected up so you kind of know how expensive your snake oil is.

 

[Aperiodic]

For the price of some of these systems, you can still buy a decent house in some parts of the country

 

[TonyJZX]

well for the price of that USB cable you could set yourself up with an amazing set of speakers, Fosi V3 and your choice of transparent dac and still have plenty to spend on a night out

but this is kind of like those automotive shows that have largely fallen out of fashion... excess if best

 

[RndmLstner]

The Tekton speakers pictured in post #14 are Tekton model Moab, not Nebo.
They are $5,025 / pair.

Sources:
Moab link
Nebo link

 

[JeremyFife]

Some of the cables (just the £$%^& cables!) cost more than my entire systems; that's what I have now plus my first purchase plus each and every upgrade and change since ... I'm in the wrong job!

 

[DrCWO]

My thought is that at some point we want to have our own show with proper seminars, tutorials, and of course, exhibitors that believe in audio science/engineering.

But PLEASE also in the EU

 

[Astoneroad]

Parading excess gluttony, waste and Emperors with no clothes... is a human tradition pre dating Caesar's triumphs... lol. However, during those Roman parades of triumph, a slave would ride behind Caesar, holding a laurel wreath over his head and whispering (exact phrase varies).... "You're only a man", to remind him of his mortal limitations. These rooms are the procession... and Amir is the whisperer... lol. "Memento Mori"

 

[notsodeadlizard]

Wow, in this despondency there is still room for bright ideas.
PureAudioProject is really cool.
"Configurable open baffle speaker" is a kind of a really bright idea.
Very good.

 

[Dennis_FL]

I walked up to them and listened to the midrange/tweeter array. There was clearly cancellation as you moved your up and down.

Does anyone use curved arrays anymore?


PS: JR Sure must have been also reading your reviews on expensive cables.

 

[jjmanda]

Wells Audio. TAD speakers:

Over the top on cables I would say although that is quite common at these shows:

Yello - Kiss in Blue (feat. Heidi Happy)​

Superbly recorded track. Sound was fine in this suite.

6ft speaker cables - $23,500.00
1m interconnects - $10,780.00

Good grief, Charlie Brown!

 

[dogmamann]

Amir walking around hifi company demoes will be like a soldier went too far beyond the enemy borders..

 

[ThoFi]

I don’t understand why Amir joined a Audio Fest And share images!?
Overpriced boutique voodoo HiFi all over the place.
To me it is not the right place for scientist Amir
Whats the idea behind that…..

 

[AaronJ]

Amir, seems like the opinion is that just about every speaker sounds bright. Is that typical showroom sound?

 

[Gorgonzola]

Wearisome in a way: an awful lot of eye candy and exoticism designed to relieve frivolous people of their money.

 

[dweeeeb2]

Funny thing is, given the nature of psychoacoustics their systems must sound incredible